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Hybrid main memory using a fine-grain level of remapping

a technology of remapping and main memory, applied in the direction of memory adressing/allocation/relocation, instruments, climate sustainability, etc., can solve the problem of large applications suffering further

Active Publication Date: 2018-02-20
INTEL CORP
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The invention is a system that combines the benefits of main memory and secondary storage to improve the performance of applications that require a lot of data. By using a fine-grain level of remapping, the system can provide faster and more predictable response times compared to applications that fit in memory. This is particularly useful for applications that require several terabytes of data. The system also reduces software overheads and latency to fetch data from secondary storage. Overall, the invention helps to bridge the gap between applications that can benefit from main memory and those that cannot.

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Moreover, these large applications suffer further because of the software overheads and latency to fetch data from a secondary storage.

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[0013]The invention can be implemented in numerous ways, including as a process; an apparatus; a system; a composition of matter; a computer program product embodied on a computer readable storage medium; and / or a processor, such as a processor configured to execute instructions stored on and / or provided by a memory coupled to the processor. In this specification, these implementations, or any other form that the invention may take, may be referred to as techniques. In general, the order of the steps of disclosed processes may be altered within the scope of the invention. Unless stated otherwise, a component such as a processor or a memory described as being configured to perform a task may be implemented as a general component that is temporarily configured to perform the task at a given time or a specific component that is manufactured to perform the task. As used herein, the term ‘processor’ refers to one or more devices, circuits, and / or processing cores configured to process da...

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Abstract

Accessing a hybrid memory using a translation line is disclosed. The hybrid memory comprises a first portion. The translation line maps a first physical memory address to a first line in the first portion. Said mapping provides an indication that the first line is not immediately accessible in the first portion.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO OTHER APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 876,115 entitled HYBRID MAIN MEMORY USING A FINE-GRAIN LEVEL OF REMAPPING filed Sep. 10, 2013 which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]With the falling cost of volatile memory, for example dynamic random access memory (“DRAM”), and corresponding increase in capacity, it is now feasible for many applications to maintain a substantial amount of their state in DRAM memory, namely gigabytes of DRAM. The result is faster, more predictable response, compared to paging this state back and forth between secondary storage, such as disk and main memory, conventionally DRAM.[0003]This has widened the gap in predictability of performance between applications that fit in memory and those that do not, for example those that require several terabytes of data rather than just several gigabytes of memory. Moreover, these large ap...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F12/0862G06F12/0897G06F12/02G06F3/06G06F12/0868G06F12/0804
CPCG06F12/0862G06F12/0804G06F12/0868G06F3/068G06F12/0246Y02D10/13G06F2212/1024G06F2212/1028G06F2212/1044G06F2212/205G06F2212/7201G06F12/0897Y02D10/00
Inventor CHERITON, DAVID R.
Owner INTEL CORP